Jesus spent his time on Earth
serving the needs of God’s people. (Mark
10:45). As Christians we are called to
the same in love through Jesus Christ. (Galatians 5:13). We can serve through various ways—teaching,
sharing, being a role model or a mentor, discipline, love, friendship,
etc. We all have people that serve us at
different stages and in different ways throughout our lives.
In my life, I have had a handful
of people who made a difference in my life through their service. Besides the obvious people (my parents) one
particular person stands out –my aunt D.
She gave me so much of her time, her energy, her affection, and her
attention. I will always carry with me
the things she influenced and taught me in my life. She wasn’t afraid to discipline or correct me
when I was wrong. (Proverbs
3:11-12). I not only thank her and
respect her for that, but also learned from her now to interact with other
people’s children. She was patient with
me in my struggle as a child to overcome my learning difficulties. One specific thing she taught me was how to
space out my words, practice it with me, and why it was important. She never let me get away with being a jerk
or having friends who were bad influences.
I spent summers visiting her and even helped out at her office being a
gofer.
I believe God blesses our lives
through people like my aunt D who was a mentor, a friend, and a mother to
me.
“3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. 5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; 7 rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature[of a servant, being made in human likeness.”
~Philippians 2:3-7
